Dogs: Send your human to class!

We love teaching dog training classes! But our human clients often struggle with the four-legged beast on the end of the leash and find teaching their dogs new skills while learning new skills themselves to be a challenge!
This January, we’re offering a brand-new class format at the Athens Community Center. People Training for Dogs will [...]

Is your dog ready for group classes?

Dogs must be safe and feel safe around people and other dogs before they are ready to learn obedience and basic manners.

Review the categories below to see which best describes your dog:
READY – Is safe with all people and dogs.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT – Is safe with all people, but requires caution around other dogs (snarling, snapping, [...]

The 15-minute feeding schedule

What is the 15-minute feeding schedule?

It’s the simplest way to alter the way your dog interacts with you, with the least effort on your part.

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day in Athens

The Southeastern Ohio Kennel Club will celebrate the American Kennel Club’s Responsible Dog Ownership Day with a free event on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 10 am. to 1 p.m., at the East State Street Park in Athens. Beginning and advanced obedience, agility, and disc dog demonstrations are planned. See full schedule of events.
The day will [...]

How old should my puppy be before I start training?

“How old does my puppy have to be before I can begin training?”
This is a question I am asked often. The puppy in this video is 10 weeks old; but you don’t even have to wait that long! “Training” starts the day you bring your new dog or puppy home to live with you — [...]

Disc Doggin’!

This is my friend Tracy Custer (foster mom to my cattle dog Gimli — Tracy has a littermate), practicing with a few of her 11 (yes, 11) amazing rescued disc dogs.
Most of the moves you see here are used in freestyle competition, which involves the handler throwing to the dog, who catches and performs tricks [...]

Want a smarter dog? Try target training

An easy way to add to your dog’s repertoire of tricks or commands is to teach her how to target objects.
Targeting (or “target training”) means your dog pays attention to, and then performs an action based on, a particular stimulus (usually an object such as your hand, or a target stick). A dog putting his [...]

Enroll Online

To enroll online, first fill out the registration form below. Then, pay online with your credit card or PayPal account on the next page, or send a check to Best Pets Dog Training LLC, 11447 Valley Dr., The Plains, OH 45780.
You will receive a letter containing instructions and directions once your payment is received. Classes [...]

Charging the clicker

A short video demonstrating how to get started with clicker training by introducing your dog to the clicker.

In-Home Training

Dogs are never too old to learn! In-home training is ideal for new puppy introductions, obnoxious or unruly behaviors and addressing behavior problems such as aggression, barking, separation anxiety, boundary issues and cat-chasing. Contact us today to see how we can help!
How does training work?
After an initial assessment, we visit your home and train the [...]